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Earl W. Stafford, Sr. (born 1948 in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. Stafford is best known for "The People’s Inaugural Project," which brought more than 300 disadvantaged and underserved individuals to Washington D.C. for a three-day, deluxe celebration of President Barack Obama’s inauguration. Stafford is the founder of The Stafford Foundation and was inducted into the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans in 2010. He is the chief executive officer of The Wentworth Group, LLC, a consulting firm headquartered in Reston, Virginia. On Thursday, February 5, 2015, President Barack Obama appointed Stafford to serve as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.〔http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/05/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts〕 ==Education and career== Stafford was raised in Mount Holly Township and has lived in a house a block away from where he grew up.〔Staff. ("A wealth of compassion: Philanthropist throwing lavish party for poor & disadvantaged" ), ''Philadelphia Daily News'', December 20, 2008. Accessed February 28, 2011. "ON SUNDAY afternoons, strangers could find a hot meal, smiling faces and good conversation inside the Stafford home on Willow Street in Mount Holly, N.J. No one called it charity, and those strangers often left as friends, said Earl W. Stafford, one of 12 children raised in the home.... During a recent evening in Gene Stafford's cozy living room in Mount Holly just a block from where the family grew up..."〕 He received a Bachelor's degree in Business from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an MBA from Southern Illinois University. He is a graduate of the OPM Executive Program at Harvard Business School. Before entering the corporate world, Stafford had a 20-year distinguished career in the U.S. military that included service as the assistant Air Force Liaison Officer to the Federal Aviation Administration. In that capacity, he was responsible for ensuring that Department of Defense initiatives and programs were integrated into the FAA’s National Airspace System modernization effort. Stafford retired from the Air Force in 1987. Among his assignments in the Air Force, Stafford served as the Commander of the 2004th Communications Squadron air traffic control unit at Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland in 〔i served with Captain Stafford at that location during that period. 〕1985 - 1986. In 1988, Stafford founded Unitech, makers of Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems, and served until 2009 as the chairman and chief executive officer. UNITECH was an award-winning training and simulation technology solutions company, headquartered in Northern Virginia. UNITECH served a wide range of federal and commercial customers with professional services and solutions. Through integrated teams, flexible methodologies, and precise implementations, the company assured customers’ success in three core areas: sustaining operations, aviation solutions, and training and simulation. Stafford currently serves on the Boards of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Drexel University, Wesley Theological Seminary, Venture Philanthropy Partners, and Business Executives for National Security. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Earl W. Stafford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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